Memorial 2009 Names of Transgender
Those
who are lesbian, gay or bisexual, those who are transgender,
transsexual or intersex, are full and equal members of the
human
family, and are entitled to be treated as such. Navanethem
Pillay
UN High Commissioner for Human
Rights during
a High-Level Meeting on Human Rights, Sexual
Orientation and Gender Identity, United Nations (
Every 3rd day the murder of a trans person is
reported. Preliminary results of a new Trans Murder
Monitoring
Project show more than 200 reported cases of murdered trans people from
January 2008 to June 2009. By Carsten Balzer1, July 2009 From
Liminalis
/www.liminalis.de/2009_03.
The following information was gathered from www.transgenderdor.org.
There were 18
murders
of transgender people in
There were 9 murders
of transgender people in
There were 6 murders
of transgender people in
There were 5 murders
of transgender people in
Below
are the individual names of those lost to violence in addition to the above
statistics.
1.
Yasmin of
Attacked and killed on November
20, 2008
2.
Noelia of
Stabbed to death on December 17, 2008
3.
Unidentified of
Shot twice in the chest of December 19, 2008
4.
Unidentified of Milan, Italy
Violent blow to the head on December 24, 2008
Hunters found the body of the 50 year old man dressed in woman’s
clothes.
5.
Taysia Elzy of Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Shot to death by 20 year old Christopher Conwell on December 26, 2008
Taysia and Michael Hunt were romantically involved and it is believed
that they were murdered because Taysia was transgender and Michael
was murdered because of his relationship with Taysia.
They were both found dead in their apartment.
Taysia was 34 years old.
6.
Michael
Hunt was not transgender.
Michael was 22 years old.
7.
Kátia Otacílio Vilela of
Stabbed 14 times in her own bar on January 1, 2009.
Katia was 48 yrs. Old.
8.
Alexa Rojas Castro of Monterrey, Mexico
Stabbed 12 times and found half naked in the street on January 7, 2009
Alexa was 35 years old.
9.
Cynthia Nicole of Comayaguela, Honduras
Shot 3 times in the chest and once in the head by three unknown men
driving a
blue car in Barrio Guaserique, Comayaguela, near Tegucigalpa on January
9, 2009
News sources believe that the killing of Cynthia Nicole may be related
to her
legitimate human rights activities, in particular her involvement in
the
defense of the rights of the transgender community.
10.
Marcela Cairo Souza of
Shot in the head in the street on January 9, 2009
Marcela was 22 years old.
11.
Aline Da Silva Ribeira of
She was attacked and killed in her home on January 16, 2009
Aline was 23 years old.
12.
Caprice Curry of
Stabbed to death on January 17, 2009
Caprice was 31 years old.
13.
Rovilson Teixeira of
Stabbed 7 times on January 18, 2009
Rovilson was 18 years old.
14.
Minja Kochis of
Stabbed twice in the chest on January 19, 2009
Minja was found dead in her apartment by a friend.
Minja was 39 years old.
15.
“Víctor Manuel” Albor Camacho of
Stabbed and found in the street, she had been tortured and beaten on
January
20, 2009
Albor was 24 years old.
16.
“Juan Carlos” Guillén Bautista of Acámbaro, Mexico
Found in the street,
she had been tortured
and beaten on January 20, 2009
Guillén was 17 years old.
17.
Dayana Nicole Castillo García of Tarapoto, Perú
Stabbed 20 times. She
was found dead in
her own beauty salon on January 22, 2009
Dayana was 31 years old.
18.
Unknown of
Severe head injuries on January 22, 2009
She was approximately 28 years old.
19.
Cita Solorzano (muxé) of
Murdered on January 25, 2009
Cita was 40 years old. Details of her death were not reported.
20.
Camila Hernández Nieto of
Murdered, she had been stabbed to death and found dead in the street on
January
28, 2009
Camila was 18 years old.
21.
Noor Azlan Khamis of Johor Bahru,
Stabbed, she was found by a friend lying lifeless on the sofa in her
living
room. on February 1, 2009
Noor was 29 years old.
22.
Will Teixeira da Silva of
She was shot to death in the street on February 1, 2009
Will was 25 years old.
23.
„Ailton“ Correa Maia of
Shot on February 1, 2009
Ailton was 31 years old.
24.
Cristy of
Stabbed on February 10, 2009
Cristy was 25 years old.
25.
Puttalakshmi’s of Bangalore, India
Puttalakshmi’s was raped and thrown out of a moving vehicle on February
18,
2009
Puttalakshmi’s was Hijra. She was 30 years old.
26.
Camila Pereira of
Stabbed on February 19, 2009
Camila was 20 years old.
27.
Cris Francisco das Neves of Cabo de Santo Agostinho,
She died in the street of a head wound on February 20, 2009
Cris was 31 years old.
28.
Vicky Londoño Chavarría of Ibagué,
She had been stabbed to death on February 21, 2009
She was found dead in a client’s apartment.
Vicky’s age was not reported.
29.
Pequeña P of
She was found strangled in her apartment on February 27, 2009
Pequeña was 27 years old.
30.
Miriam Nunes Lucas of Ribeirão das Neves,
Shot on March 1, 2009
Miriam was 41 years old.
31.
Guimarães de Lima of
Shot on March 4, 2009
Guimarães was 20 years old.
32.
„Wanderson Wanderley“ Teixeira da
Rocha of
Shot on March 4, 2009
Teixeira was 20 years old.
33.
Kirsi Ubrí of
Stabbed on March 8, 2009
Kirsi was 24 years old.
34.
„Julio“ Avila Albarracín of
Stabbed on March 10, 2009
35.
Ebru Soykan (also referred to as
Dilan Pirinc) of Istanbul, Turkey
Stabbed to death on March 10, 2009
Ebru had asked the Prosecutor’s Office for protection from the man who
had
beaten her on several occasions and threatened to kill her. Lambda
Ebru was 28 years old.
36.
Adriana Sánchez López (muxé) of
on
March 12, 2009
Adriana was 31 years old.
37.
Eda Yildirm of
Her head and sexual organs had been chopped off and tossed in a
dumpster on
March 22, 2009
38.
Sasha Estefania of
Shot on March 24, 2009
Sasha’s age was not reported.
39.
Smail L. of
Beaten to death on March 24, 2009
Smail was 36 years old.
40.
Gisela “Roni” Galante of
Murdered. The
details not reported,
although dismemberment was indicated on April 1, 2009
Gisela was 42 years old.
41.
Unknown of
Shot on April 11, 2009
She was 40 years old.
42.
Melek K of
Was found murdered in her home on April 11, 2009
Melek was a transgender activist.
Melek was 25 years old.
43.
Jimmy McCollough of Fayetteville, North Carolina
His murdered body was found on Joseph Street behind the old Club
Spektrum on
April 14, 2009
Jimmy was a drag performer whose performance name was Image Devereux.
Jimmy was 34 years old.
44.
Carneiro de Sousa of
Shot on April 18, 2009
Carneiro’s age was not reported.
45.
Jeva Padilla of Northern city of
Tortured and Killed with Burns, mutilated genitals and face, executed
with 40
shots on April 21, 2009
Jeva was 23 years old.
46.
Martinez of Northern city of Santiago, Central
Cibao, Dominican
Republic
Tortured and Killed with Burns, severe knife wounds and wrapped in a
pink
plastic sack on April 23, 2009
Ramon was 26 years old.
47.
Juliana Martins of
Shot in the stomach at close range on April 27, 2009
Juliana was 28 years old.
48.
dos
Strangled on May 3, 2009
dos Santo was 19 years old.
49.
Fernanda Botelho of
Murdered on May 4, 2009
Neither Frenanda’s age nor details of her death were reported.
50.
Jenifer of
Shot on May 6, 2009
Jenifer’s age was not reported.
51.
Diksy Jones of
Diksy Jones “Richard Milton Jones” was found dead in her apartment,
with
“severe injuries” on May 6, 2009
52.
Tigresa de Souza Reis of
Shot in the back of the head on May 7, 2009
Tigresa’s age was not reported.
53.
Xiomaran Duras of
Shot 6 times on May 18, 2009
Xiomaran was 27 years old.
54.
Cagla of
Stabbed to death on May 22, 2009
55.
Unknown of
Shot 13 times on May 24, 2009
Police are investigating it as a hate crime.
56.
Foxy Ivy of Detroit, Michigan
Fatally shot in the back of the head on May 25, 2009
Foxy was an African American woman under the age of 35, she was found
in
Highland Park.
57.
Dara of
Shot on May 26, 2009
Dara’s age was not reported.
58.
Papucha of
Shot on June 1, 2009
Papucha was 25 years old.
59.
Kelly (
Murdered on June 9, 2009
Kelly was 32 years old.
60.
Tanya Ardón of
Murdered on June 11, 2009
Tanya was 17 years old.
61.
Catherine of
Murdered on June 11, 2009
Catherine was 28 years old.
62.
Carla Regina Bento of
Strangled on June 11, 2009
Carla was 30 years old.
63.
Rafaele of
Shot on June 14, 2009
No age was reported.
64.
Anita Fajardo Ríos of
Beaten and stabbed on June 16, 2009
Anita’s age was not reported.
65.
Unknown of
Shot on June 22, 2009
She was 16 years old.
66.
Luana of
Shot on June 24, 2009
Luana was 22 years old.
67.
Kamilla of
Shot to death by her boyfriend Vladmir after he discovered that she had
been
born male on June, 2009
Kamilla was 30 years old.
68.
Hadise of
Stabbed on June 29, 2009
69.
Unnamed Activist of
Shot
to death on June 29, 2009
The transgender activist’s murder occurred on the night of June 29,
2009, after
she went to work during the military-imposed two-night curfew. She was
found
dead in the morning of June 30, 2009
70.
Christopher Jermaine Scott of
Shot multiple times in the face and torso on July 1, 2009
He was clad in a blond wig and pink clothing.
Christopher was 36 years old.
71.
Terri Benally of
Beaten to death on July 7, 2009
Terri was 42 years old.
72.
Cesar Torres of
Blunt Force Trauma with cuts around his eyes, broken ribs, a broken
nose, a
ruptured liver, wrenched neck and several stab wounds on July 9, 2009.
Cesar was 39 years old.
73.
Unknown of
Head trauma on July 23, 2009
She was 27 years old.
74.
Beyonce (Eric) Lee of
Stabbed to death on July 26, 2009
Eric Lee was a drag performer who dressed and performed as the famous
singer
Beyonce. Eric was found in his apartment.
75.
Kanan of
Police believe she was murdered elsewhere and dumped into a water
retention
pond on August 25, 2009
Kanan was 42 years old.
76.
Tyli’a Mack also known as NaNa Boo of
Tyli’a was stabbed to death on the street in broad daylight on August
26, 2009
Tyli’a was 21 years old.
77.
Paulina Ibarra of
Stabbed to death inside her apartment on August 28, 2009
Paulina was 24 years old.
78.
Unknown of
Beaten to death by a group of strangers on September 7, 2009
79.
Kristina Muça of
Throat was slit on September 19, 2009
Kristina was 36 years old.
Strangled on October 15, 2009
Andrea’s flat had been set on fire. It was later determined that Andrea
had
been strangled before her the fire was set.
81.
Unidentified of
Stabbed, lying unconscious and bleeding in the street on October 25,
2009
She was dressed
in woman’s clothes
82.
Destiny Lauren of Kentish Town, London
Details have not been released although an arrest has been made on
November 5,
2009
Destiny was 29 years old.
